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Young Goodman Brown versus the Community All
people have problems with the community in which
they live. Their conflicts are either with the
people or the ideas of the community. In the story
Young Goodman Brown, Nathaniel Hawthorne shows his
main character having conflicts with his society.
Young Goodman Brown, the main character, does not
notice these problems until after his trip into
the forest. The two questions that Hawthorne
implies are why his character cannot adapt to the
community and ...
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From about 1825 until the outbreak of the civil
war in 1861, the atmosphere in the nation was one
of reform (Boardman, 122). There were five major
reform movements present in 19 th century America.
There was the Utopianism/Communitarian Movement,
which established an ideal society away from
present politics. Educational reforms were
important in the fact of creating taxes to support
the public school system, higher education for
adults, and mandatory education and attendance.
The Temperance Move...
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In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne makes
Hester Prynne the central figure in the story much
like Susanna Rowson does with Charlotte in
Charlotte Temple. The plots of the books are
centered on these women; the storylines
occasionally move elsewhere to inform the reader
of the happenings of other characters, but always
returns to their respective female protagonist.
The authors use of their leading ladies differs
when providing a theme, however. Susanna Rowson
uses Charlotte Temple as an e...
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Nathaniel Hawthorne, a critically acclaimed
American writer of the 19 th century, was born in
Salem, Massachusetts in 1804. The novelists book,
The Scarlet Letter, is supposedly his best work,
and universally considered a literary classic.
Concerned with sin and consequences of dealing
with it, Hawthorne's work relates to his own
personal sense of shame about his ancestors
persecuting roles in the 17 th century Salem Witch
Trials. By indirectly dealing with his sense of
guilt through fictional c...
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I chose to write on Hawthorne's, The Ministers
Black Veil. I considered the characters in the
story intriguing, from the mystery they portrayed.
The characters in this story, and any story,
consist of a protagonist and an antagonist. Some
label the protagonist as the good guy, or white
hat, and the antagonist the bad guy, or black hat.
The protagonist in this story was Mr. Hooper. He
was the town reverend, and everyone listened to
his word on every Sabbath day. The people of the
town were fright...
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Often, one of the most important aspects in a
novel is a character sketch. It s the author s
obligation to sufficiently provide a vivid
description of each character. Hester Prynne is
the main character in the novel The Scarlet
Letter, and there are some key points Nathaniel
Hawthorne uses to help the reader better
understand the character. The first few chapters
of the novel reveal many characteristics and
actions of Hester Prynne including physical
description, setting, thoughts, behavior, spe...
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